Can Simon Win The Brompton World Championship 2024?
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Күн бұрынThe time has finally come: the Brompton World Championships are here! In this unique race that shows off Brompton's functionality and design, Si competes in business attire instead of his usual lycra-a Brompton race signature-will have to sprint to unfold his Brompton bike, and try to cycle fast enough to podium! Can Si become the crowned champion of 2024?
In association with @bromptonbicycle 🤝 www.brompton.com/
00:00 What does it take to win the Brompton World Championship?
00:58 What is a Brompton?
01:37 What is a Brompton race?
03:19 Si’s T-Line Brompton Bike
04:25 Tactics for Nailing a Brompton Race
06:08 Pre-race strategy
07:00 Brompton World Championship Race 2024
09:04 Race Debrief
10:58 The Championship Round
13:59 How was that? Si’s Reflections
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@gcn 2 күн бұрын
Would you like to race the Brompton World Champs?
@nebulous962 2 күн бұрын
looked like fun so maybe.
@gcn 2 күн бұрын
@@nebulous962 It was super fun! Should we send So back for the title next year?
@Cycling_in_ja 2 күн бұрын
I would love to do this next year
@Cycling_in_ja 2 күн бұрын
@@gcnwould love to do it next year how do I sign up?
@manwithnoname6580 2 күн бұрын
Yes I’d love to. Went as a spectator this year, need a Brompton for next year 😅
@bennetthasty7886 2 күн бұрын
Si should always present in shorts 🩳 and a blazer 😂❤🎉
@gcn 2 күн бұрын
We'll start a petition 🤣
@questgivercyradis8462 2 күн бұрын
But seriously - what are those shorts and where can I get some? I'm in SoCal. I could legit wear professional shorts like that to work!
@gregknipe8772 2 күн бұрын
didn't shave. this held him back a few watts.
@jaredlash5002 2 күн бұрын
A lot better than when he was riding around in a thong.
@PaulTomblin 2 күн бұрын
Winner should get a blazer with UCI rainbow bands.
@jonpoon3896 2 күн бұрын
Former GCN presenter Emma Pooley did win the women’s category in 2018
@pinjaliina 2 күн бұрын
She didn't represent GCN back then, though. But she definitely seemed to enjoy it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbddrb12q96ugJs.html
@veganpotterthevegan 2 күн бұрын
@@pinjaliina former GCN presenter won it in 2018...no gotcha moment here
@bergerniklas6647 2 күн бұрын
A GCN rider on podium? I would check the bike for a motor and SI for EPO...
@gcn 2 күн бұрын
Nothing but pure
@greg6126 2 күн бұрын
EPO? More like IPA!
@chrisridesbicycles 2 күн бұрын
@@greg6126That would be Lloydy
@ILoveMyBikes 2 күн бұрын
More like a poo transfusion. Biome.
@cornishcat11 2 күн бұрын
I'm not going to lie this was epic. more of these unusual races please. editing ,music and camera work are first class. GCN as it should be well done
@FlowJunkee65 2 күн бұрын
Si, that was so much fun to watch, and congratulations on your 2nd place finish amongst a good number of riders! Thanks for posting.
@_MattyG_ 2 күн бұрын
One of the cooler videos and events Yall done in a bit.
@Chiller11 2 күн бұрын
I enjoyed this. He’s a good personality for GCN. While I won’t be indulging in a titanium Brompton he represents the product well.
@pokie0622 2 күн бұрын
So enjoyed watching Si on the 360 camera racing his heart out.
@2.old4this 2 күн бұрын
Loved that! Si at his best. Passionate, genuine joy and not four wheels to be seen. Cars suck. Brilliant event, life-changing bikes, beautiful people and I’m still smiling hours later. Thank you GCN. VERY well done Si. More please….
@telepopepic 2 күн бұрын
Good fun. All we want is a pair of wheels, a little competition, and a pint at the end. Next up, the beach cruiser world championship?
@gcn 2 күн бұрын
Which presenter would you like to see do that?!
@jamesmckenzie3532 2 күн бұрын
@@gcn Hank the Tank...is there anyone else.
@Millicente Күн бұрын
@@gcn Hank for sure if it's a beach cruiser
@b9904 11 сағат бұрын
@@gcnHank
@GeekonaBike 2 күн бұрын
Next year. When the factory rider say Seatpost 1st, unfold seatpost 1st. Mtb shoes run way quicker. Notice the kits in the finals. A vest has to be way lighter & more aero.
@FreekaPista 2 күн бұрын
😂 min-maxing a Brompton race haha. That's the competitive cyclist spirit in a nutshell
@simonrichardson5259 4 сағат бұрын
Don’t want to name drop here but when the CEO of Brompton taught me to unfold it wasn’t seat post first… 😂 And I was in mtb shoes. Tweed jacket I will accept was perhaps not as optimal as could be.
@robert_mn 2 күн бұрын
Si is a beast in his old age
@JamesSmith-qs4hx 12 сағат бұрын
globalist shill
@Anakena3 2 күн бұрын
Now I know why I didn’t have any chance in heat 10!!! 😁I need to practice! Thanks for your channel ! It really helped me getting in better shape🙂
@sinthssb 2 күн бұрын
Great video. Would love to see a 'summer holiday' video where you take a Brommie on vacation to somewhere with expensive taxi fees (Greece, Japan, etc...?) then overcome the costs by cycling from the airport to the accommodation, as well as around town (and/or between cities?!) after that. The end of the video could add up all the costs saved versus a presenter that did everything through taxi/public transport. Plus you could also highlight any interesting locations and side roads discovered as well as the calories burned/fitness aspect.
@eleycki Күн бұрын
Cycling with his family on his back I assume!
@nathanvrvrt Күн бұрын
It's an interesting concept! But you pay extra for the bike on a plane so that cost is sometimes greater than the public transport cost
@sinthssb Күн бұрын
@@nathanvrvrt I think when I last looked into it previously people would detach wheels, fold and then stick it into regular luggage to avoid that
@sinthssb Күн бұрын
@@eleycki LOL it’s not easy to do unless you are solo or everyone is onboard to do it together…
@eleycki Күн бұрын
@@sinthssb exactly. He has a young family so this doesn’t really stack up!
@JMcLeodKC711 2 күн бұрын
Si, you realize you did a dualathlon time for you to get over to that triathlon channel
@gcn 2 күн бұрын
Not the first time 👉kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pK6cn7Og3q7OgX0.html
@Chris-pt6hh 2 күн бұрын
TIL there's a triathlon channel
@_Tp___ 2 күн бұрын
@@Chris-pt6hh what does that mean? There is a triathlon channel.
@xprodigy1x674 2 күн бұрын
@@_Tp___ TIL = Today i learned. Meaning they just learned that there is a triathlon channel.
@_Tp___ Күн бұрын
@@xprodigy1x674 I have never heard that made up acronym ever
@chagas99z 2 күн бұрын
Great feel good video! As a Brompton, penny farthing, recumbent and cargo bike rider it’s great seeing GCN embracing all aspects of cycling!
@L.amanda 2 күн бұрын
Fast, furious and foldable!
@jean-paullanglois5452 Күн бұрын
Elle est bien bonne 😊😊!!!
@alexberta 2 күн бұрын
This video was PURE FUN! Watched it with a smile on my face the whole time, thinking about all the fun I've had with my folding bike (not a Brompton, as they are SUPER expensive here in Brazil), but the spirit is the same... 😅😅
@nathanvrvrt Күн бұрын
Ive driven couple of folding bikes and i think brompton is the only charging so much but damn they are also the best to ride with
@darylbultitude3786 2 күн бұрын
That was amazing! Caught the quick chat between you and Brilliant Bikes, wasnt expecting a full GCN video
@gcn 2 күн бұрын
A great day out is worthy of a great video 🙌
@Blaze16159 2 күн бұрын
Imagine he wore a TT helmet as well
@petercarparelli 2 күн бұрын
This is rad. Si's doing more and more rad shit and I love it.
@A_Real_McCoy 2 күн бұрын
Great showing Si!
@mantelles 2 күн бұрын
Hey Simon, AWESOME race. You totally rocked it. Congrats.
@ianm8820 2 күн бұрын
Si - can you show me some tips on the unfold …. ‘First do the saddle’. Come the race, Si…. Does the handle bars first … Great video though, Looks amazing fun
@RoyHughes-tg9hh 2 күн бұрын
Nice one Si💪, looked like proper fun. I was on the edge of seat yelling for you. My wife says I can't go to the loo with my cellphone anymore 😂
@DavidWhiteOfFleet 2 күн бұрын
That was a lot of fun to watch. Big thumbs-up 👍🏻👍🏻
@diegovelasquez6056 2 күн бұрын
That was fun to watch and very approachable, too. More quirky race videos plz
@paulaus 2 күн бұрын
I test rode the e-bike version and was surprised by how quick and sporty it felt. The small wheels are something else.
@cycletricity Күн бұрын
I test rode an e bompton a few years ago and OMG was it good! Managed to get me up one of the steapest hills in my home city with no effort at all! Couldn't afford it at the time but still want one even now!
@fariseb 2 күн бұрын
I had a feeling Mike would make an appearance in this video! He's class in a way nobody else at Brompton HQ can quite live up to, in my opinion. And a hell of a cyclist in his own right! So good to see him. And Si, as a fellow 41-year-old, thanks for the incredibly strong showing!
@photooutdoor2574 2 күн бұрын
The Brompton has been my main bike for lots of years. It’s so cool 👍🏻
@dreamjackson5483 2 күн бұрын
What a marketing win for Brompton. Great idea
@BarryJones-wt3et 2 күн бұрын
That looks like such good fun! Nice job Si🎉
@recreativeco 2 күн бұрын
This was amazingly good fun, thank you @gcn and @brompton!
@gcn 2 күн бұрын
Are you entering next year?👀
@recreativeco Күн бұрын
@@gcn I’ve never ridden a brompton, and really I’ve never even seen a brompton in real life, so I’m not sure I’m the best candidate but you never know 😂
@DarenC 2 күн бұрын
As a Brompton commuter, I had SPDs on my bike. Being clipped in just feels so much nicer. It didn't fold down quite as neatly, mind
@TheGreenOne87 2 күн бұрын
😂😂😂 what a great video!!! Now i want a bike like this. Grettings
@donbommelon 2 күн бұрын
Cool! There is a folding bike hillclimb where i live. See you there?
@nathanvrvrt Күн бұрын
Oooh yes he should do that!?
@MrAjayz 2 күн бұрын
Great video coverage of the event - enjoyed watching it from Sydney Australia.
@CazzaJen 2 күн бұрын
Brilliant!! Absolutely loved this bit of madness 😂
@androcus 2 күн бұрын
Guys who is doing the music cuts!!! FUCKING EPIC!!!!! This entire video is crazy good music and cuts! Nice job!!!
@simonrichardson5259 4 сағат бұрын
That’s the main man Stefan.
@joechamma 2 күн бұрын
More Brompton related videos like this please 😍😍😍
@davidhunternyc1 2 күн бұрын
That was brilliant! My favorite GCN video so far. Getting second place is amazing! Congratulations! Also, it didn't look like the first place guy was riding a T-Line? He won The Brompton World Championship riding a P-Line? Who the hell is he?
@nickickiow7040 2 күн бұрын
This was such a fun event to race in!
@tommyrq180 2 күн бұрын
As a “normal commuter” in Washington DC I rode a Brompton (2017 Black Edition S6L in Lagoon Blue) with Favero Assioma power pedals and handlebar extensions, among other mods. I took pride in the number of times I was accused of using an e-bike and had a sticker on the side that read “ME-bike.” Well, OK, I was also a bike racer, but whatever! 😅
@secretbrad9259 2 күн бұрын
What an unexpectedly fabulous video! Great fun! Awesome!
@reinholdachleitner2069 2 күн бұрын
Awesome video,I've always loved Bromptons but Si is fast on any type of bike,super fast strong rider he is.💯👌🏻💪🏻🚴♂️
@johnkinder9041 2 күн бұрын
Brilliant video, one of the best you've done in ages. I want to find out when next year's is so I can go and watch, great stuff.
@flash_b_3602 2 сағат бұрын
That was great. I love my Brompton Chpt3, but the T Line is something else. The eccentricity and engineering make this such great viewing. Love it…
@markbabcock 2 күн бұрын
Fantastic video!
@duathlete827 2 күн бұрын
Great finish and against some serious competition! Way to go!
@leafan101 2 күн бұрын
Great video. Loved it, so much fun.
@bitcoinbilly 15 сағат бұрын
This was amazing, some of the best content so far
@marknagy9714 2 күн бұрын
Loved that!! Great production!!
@Blackbone242 2 күн бұрын
What a race dude you almost win it😊👍👏
@CarlBaravelli 2 күн бұрын
That was so much fun just to watch. Must have been awesome from sci's perspective
@Scuderia_Scappa 2 күн бұрын
This is the true spirit of Brompton
@MrGarycoww 2 күн бұрын
Now that was fantastic, everyone is equal love it! ❤️
@mommamooney 21 сағат бұрын
Loved this! Great show. I knew we could count on Si’s ankles to propel him quickly to the bike, sturdy as they are
@festerofest4374 2 күн бұрын
Bravo! Love the GoPro footage... was exciting to watch! I didn't really know much of anything about Bromptons... but I did learn they look like they have an 80T chainring.
@247MS1 2 күн бұрын
Brilliant! Did you get a silver medal/step on the podium/smaller bottle of celebratory fizz? Although the buzz clearly was reward enough!
@OriginalTrev 2 күн бұрын
excellent production quality and soundtrack for the extreme wide angle pov clips
@gcn 2 күн бұрын
Thanks! More POV required?
@chrisridesbicycles 2 күн бұрын
@@gcnMaybe wide angle Conor POV. Looks like from the stratosphere.
@hippo71124 Күн бұрын
I love this video and the actual race, must be awesome fun
@cairngormsmusic6368 16 сағат бұрын
Well done Si! Incredible work - especially bedecked in tweed! The GoPro footage made for one of my most thrilling ever breakfasts.
@antcooper Күн бұрын
I was lucky enough to do the BWC on the mall in 2016 and the atmosphere was amazing. I can understand Si's big grin. Possibly my favourite race ever!
@keithevans5667 2 күн бұрын
Great to meet you Simon, and welcome to the fold 😉
@simonrichardson5259 4 сағат бұрын
Thanks Keith! Good to meet you too
@Yuzushuu Күн бұрын
fantastic fun and a great video Si!!
@weltanschauungen Күн бұрын
Top job Si. Great to meet you at the start and attempt to clear up the Cheddar Gorge cycling conundrum. Also, nice to see Mrs Wife's bottom several times in the footage of the bike on its own. Hope to join in myself next year! 😀
@Jorge-Fernandez-Lopez 2 күн бұрын
That was fun. Great race. Congratulations !
@torritt Күн бұрын
What a lovely 15 minutes. Brompton's and racing , joyful
@user-rm2co8qm4u 2 күн бұрын
This was awesome, loved it!
@dronejunglistplatoon 2 күн бұрын
Now that was a look! Top blokes all around then!
@gcn 2 күн бұрын
better with or without lycra?!
@brianmagee5847 2 күн бұрын
I love the return of alternative cycling content!!! Maybe a video about trying to re-home the Rad Race Last Wo/Man Standing?
@vippassin Күн бұрын
Mate, top quality entertainment! Was so nervous for you from start to finish 😂🎉
@jamestodd6248 Күн бұрын
Class! Loved that👌
@dianahellman9254 Күн бұрын
Super fun!! Well done, Si!!!
@dt5337 2 күн бұрын
Just a great video. Keep it up!
@brianwilson3881 Күн бұрын
Great video and entertaining Simon. Well done
@Garfie1d73 2 күн бұрын
Great content! And congratulations!
@UnboxRacing 2 күн бұрын
I did the 2017 race at Ride London. 44th. David Millar there--Chp3 and all. I wore sock suspenders, which got some looks. Some Spanish works rider won, he was lightning.
@johnpayne2465 2 күн бұрын
I suggest no one tells the UCI about this World Championshp. Le Mans start and all... Well done Si!
@alethearobinson8132 2 күн бұрын
So much fun. 🎉 Thanks
@chrisridesbicycles 2 күн бұрын
With GCN being independent again, I hope the Global Bike Festival returns. This looks like the ideal combination with the parking garage race in Saalbach.
@user-slnuphw Күн бұрын
Si - "Helloooooo". Totally the highlight of the race lol
@victorlee4214 2 күн бұрын
Ah first is S6L / C-line red rocket black edition and now T-line ❤
@polsifter 2 күн бұрын
Brilliant! Just lovely ✌️
@jonas2674 2 күн бұрын
One of coolest episodes 🔥
@ChristopherCummings-hg5fk 2 күн бұрын
Haha what an event. Good to see Mike rocking the Shamrock Blazer 😂
@charleslewis1357 Күн бұрын
Si……..what a class act. So much fun and enthusiasm!
@hellostevevideo 2 күн бұрын
looking sharp in the tweed and gcn shirt and man, looked like so much fun!!!
@tanhawk37 Күн бұрын
Amazing video! Congrats to Si, no easy feat I imagine 💪
@murtheblur33 8 сағат бұрын
Si's genuine friendliness, passion for cycling, sense of style, and devastating race skills made this a great video! Well done! Will GCN launch a line of tweed blazers in the shop?
@simonrichardson5259 4 сағат бұрын
I hope so. And thanks! 😊
@asdasadsi4775 2 күн бұрын
Great video looked really fun :)
@ddaniels 2 күн бұрын
Really entertaining video today 🎉
@mitch_smith 2 күн бұрын
Did I see some Quads popping on Si at 12:40? Someone call WADA!!! 🤣
@melibaut Күн бұрын
This looks like so much fun!
@pritchoutdoors 2 күн бұрын
Anyone else thinking there should be a whole play sports network Christmas Brompton championship? GTN, GCN, GMBN - absolute carnage, but would be ace!
@bikefriday 2 күн бұрын
Bike Friday should also host their own championship race!
@Unaidedfoot 2 күн бұрын
I love this! Thank you🇨🇦
@andy009m Күн бұрын
So cool, got a chance to join the final on 2016 but too far away from New Zealand. Hope to join one in the future.
@richardfarias2920 2 күн бұрын
Richardson you BEAST!!! Congratulations and well done!!
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